SCADA and Automation Solutions and Insight For Utility Managers

41. Automation 101: Open Loop Control 12/8/2014

    There is no argument that automation can be very expensive and that we have a fiduciary responsibility to our clients to provide the most economical solution possible. Every output, every input, every facet of your automation design will cost you something. There are no free rides, not even for us. But in our zest for cost savings, in our endless quest to make bricks without straw, we can quite easily short change ourselves.

42. Bristol Water Keeps Drinking Water Safe With InfoWorks WS Pro 7/20/2021

    Bristol Water has provided clean, fresh drinking water to its customers since 1846. For almost 200 years, the health and environment of their communities has remained at the forefront of their values. Today, Bristol Water supplies over 1 million people within Bristol, England, across an area of almost 2,400 square kilometers. Bristol Water’s operations include the abstraction, storage, treatment, and distribution of water to homes, businesses, and other premises. They focus exclusively on water, not wastewater.  

43. Water Outage Map Gives Seattle Residents And Staff Crucial Information 4/1/2021

    Seattle Public Utilities tackled a vexing water shutoff communication problem and found that a map and automation helped them see the network more clearly.

44. Automation 101: The Dangers Of Hand/Off/Auto 10/20/2014

    When we automate we invariably offer our clients and their operations staff the benefit of Hand/Off/Auto functionality for all the components on our systems. To those new to automation it allows an operator or maintenance worker to remove a piece of equipment, like a pump or blower for example, from the oversight and control automated controller (MCC, PLC, etc.) and operate it manually while it is still installed.

45. Sustainability In Times Of Stress — A 'Bottom Line' Endeavor 1/13/2021

    What's your company’s “bottom line?” If “sustainable water management” is your first answer, you probably work in municipal water.

46. Disruption To Growth: Navigating The Sensor Revolution 4/22/2016

    As critical gateways to the Internet of things (IoT), sensors are sure to have a massive social and economic impact globally within the next decade.

47. The Importance Of Integrating Your Hydraulic Model With SCADA Systems 10/24/2024

    This article will explore the key benefits of combining SCADA with hydraulic models, and how engineers, modelers, and operators can work together more effectively.

48. What's Next For Digital Twins? Why 2021 Will Require Water Intelligence. 11/10/2020

    Digital Twins have changed the way water professionals (engineers, plant operators, asset managers, utility executives) approach infrastructure management. Those involved in digital transformation initiatives are no strangers to the benefits the Digital Twins can provide. In fact, Innovyze has been in the business of facilitating utility adoption of water Digital Twins for nearly 40 years.

49. Applying Data-as-a-Service To The Wastewater Sector 4/6/2020

    A major concern with real-time monitoring networks is the accuracy and reliability of data. In 2017, the Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN) surveyed 23 global water utilities about their Big Data management practices as part of a Water Research Foundation (WRF) study, including their barriers to adoption.

50. Sensus Technology Helps California Utility Improve Efficiency Through The Pandemic And Beyond 1/12/2023

    The Eastern Municipal Water District used a smart utility network from Sensus to advance service and sustainability.